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Month: October 2012

AROnline News

News : Mexican stand off at LTI factory

31 October 2012 Keith Adams 27

Andrew Elphick Today Pricewaterhousecoopers (PWC) confirmed that Manganese Bronze, parent of Taxi manufacturer London Taxis International had been placed in administration. A statement was issued earlier today advising of the […]

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Events

Events : Preview – RAC Future Car Challenge

31 October 2012 Keith Adams 5

Andrew Elphick Saturday 3 November is the date for the third running of the RAC future car challenge. If you’re a southerner and your wallet’s threadbare, this presents a great […]

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Technician's Update

Technician’s Update : Cheap parts drive you spare!

31 October 2012 Mike Humble 32

Mike Humble Getting a deal is what makes many of tick, stealing a bargain while saving a bung makes life all the more sweeter for the wheeling dealing petrol head […]

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Ant's MG6

Our Cars : MG6 rolling on

30 October 2012 Keith Adams 30

Faith restored Bought: July 2012 Mileage:  7856 Actual economy:  37.1mpg From my last blog regular readers will know that I was having problems with some persistent issues that were starting […]

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Astra Sports Tourer is in good shape again
Astra

Our Cars : First service (online)

29 October 2012 Keith Adams 19

Keith Adams Current mileage    12,101miles Claimed economy    62.8mpg Actual economy    49.6mpg I’d been complaining that the Astra was beginning to feel a little on the baggy side on the run-up […]

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Range Rover L405
L405

What the papers say : Range Rover L405

28 October 2012 Keith Adams 7

Keith Adams The journalists are back from Morocco having sampled the fourth generation Range Rover on some of the world’s most demanding roads for the first time. The question is […]

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Talk Wrench

Sales Talk : ‘Sweating money’ sells cars!

28 October 2012 Mike Humble 22

Mike Humble I don’t know about you, but I simply love spotting private cars for sale on people’s drive ways, its a barometer of motors ranging on the whole from dog rough […]

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Advertorial

Advertorial : What is the carbon footprint of the average UK motorist?

28 October 2012 Keith Adams 1

The awakening of the world to the problem of climate change has ushered in a new carbon conscious mind-set amongst consumers in the West. Now, in almost every sector, companies […]

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The Italian Job is still the enthusiasts' favourite car film
2012 NEC Classic Motor Show

News : Italian Job tops the polls

27 October 2012 Keith Adams 10

The 1969 hit The Italian Job has taken the top spot a poll held for the Classic Film Festival that takes place at this year’s Footman James Classic Motor Show […]

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Skoda

Unsung Heroes : Škoda Rapid Coupe and Cabriolet

26 October 2012 Mike Humble 41

Mike Humble Another look backwards through rose tinted driving glasses, this time we look at the Communist Porsche Carrera wannabe – The  Škoda Rapid Coupe. The rear engined Czech Mate We […]

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Does the 75 1.8 pass the bangernomics acid test? - We think so.
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Blog : The case for Bangernomics

24 October 2012 Mike Humble 27

Mike Humble I may have mentioned this before but, when I purchased the Rover 75, I never intended to keep it as a long-term smoker. The purchase price was so cheap […]

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AROnline News

News : Plato finishes third in BTCC at Brands Hatch

24 October 2012 Clive Goldthorp 9

Words: Clive Goldthorp Photographs: BTCC Media Office The Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) headed to the legendary 2.43 mile Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit in Kent last weekend for […]

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Auction Watch

Auction Watch : Frazer-Tickford Metro

23 October 2012 Keith Adams 27

Keith Adams Appearing on eBay like a bolt from the blue, this little red bundle of joy looks like one of the most desirable Metro-shaped packages you’re going to find […]

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Ford

Essay : Not their finest hour – Ford Sierra 2.0 (i4 engine)

23 October 2012 Mike Humble 56

Mike Humble To quote David Grohl of Foo Fighters fame (the nice man of rock), I have a confession to make: I like the Ford Sierra. It took 14 years […]

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News : Black cab Monday for Manganese Bronze?

22 October 2012 Keith Adams 31

Andrew Elphick ‘Where to guv?’ ‘Holyhead Road, Coventry’ ‘That where this cab was made! You work for LTI?’ ‘Sorry driver, no – Pricewaterhouse Cooper…’ If the hypothetical conversation above sounds […]

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News : Meanwhile… a new Metrocab emerges

22 October 2012 Keith Adams 40

Andrew Elphick Metro Cammell’s Metrocab is long since a footnote in history, but its moniker isn’t – future technologies (and Bristol owners) Frazer-Nash are the latest custodian of the Metrocab […]

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2012 Land Rover XTech
Opinion

Blog : Defending the legacy…

22 October 2012 Keith Adams 54

Keith Adams I had a quick spin in a Land Rover XTech special edition today. Once again, it’s almost impossible to justify why such a antediluvian, beastly, bumpy, lumpy and […]

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News : Search is on for the oldest UK-made Toyota

22 October 2012 Keith Adams 38

In December 1992, history was made when the first Toyota Carina E rolled off the line at Toyota’s newly opened factory at Burnaston, in Derbyshire. Twenty years on, it’s time to celebrate […]

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MG6 BTCC Special Edition
MG6

News : MG launches ‘6 BTCC Edition

22 October 2012 Keith Adams 36

Keith Adams Better late than never seems to be MG’s mantra at the moment. While the world waits for the MG6 diesel, the company has launched a limited edition version […]

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Events

Events : Mini Cooper Register heads south

22 October 2012 Keith Adams 0

The first ‘Minis to Marseille’ event held by the Mini Cooper Register was a great success, with 17 cars and their crews enjoying a 1400 mile tour through some of […]

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1903 Vauxhall 5hp Two-seater
Auction Watch

News : Bonhams to sell oldest Vauxhall at veteran car run

19 October 2012 Keith Adams 8

With the future of Vauxhall under scrutiny as ever, it’s good to reflect on the past. And it doesn’t get much more ‘past’ than this car, being auctioned by Bonhams […]

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Winston Churchill and his Land Rover
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News : Winston’s Series 1 under the hammer

19 October 2012 Keith Adams 11

The Land Rover given to Sir Winston Churchill on his 80th birthday is to be sold by auction house Cheffins in Cambridgeshire this weekend. By Daniel Harrison The early Series […]

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Next week I'll be back with Nigella - I'll never get back the hour of my life I wasted on 'Classic Car Rescue'
Opinion

Blog : Classic Car Rescue? Perrrr-lease!

18 October 2012 Keith Adams 71

Keith Adams It’s been a while since I’ve had a rant on these pages – what with work, life and travel keeping me pretty much fully occupied. But on Monday […]

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